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Am I the Bolcast?

The Magic: The Gathering podcast based on the EDHREC’s column Am I The Bolas?

Hosted By:

Mike Carrozza aka “Mark Carbonza”

Morgan Sanchez [superproducer/genius]

Copyright: © Space Cow Media 2023

Latest Episodes:

Am I The Bolcast? 38 - Plan Your Turn with Spikefeeder Alex May 20, 2025

Show notes

This week on the Bolcast, we get to chat with one of my favourites in the community, the man with the golden voice, Spikefeeder Alex. My fellow Canadian creator calls in to discuss a pet peeve about planning your turns.

Check out Alex and the whole Spikefeeders team at https://www.spikefeeders.com and at their YouTube channel @thespikefeeders https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSpikeFeeders

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

Don't forget to use your Bolcast promo at BoneBoxGames.com. Get your mitts on some amazing deckboxes for your collection.

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - It's just Mike today, everybody say we love you Morgan!

00:02:30 - CardSphere, get your cards here! Use referral link to join!

00:03:30 - BoneBoxGames.com! Get your amazing Fresh Baked and Tarot deck boxes using Bolcast promo code!

00:07:22 - A conversation with Spikefeeder Alex

00:46:29 - Wrapping up the episode and getting to the verdict!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

Am I The Bolcast? 37 - Reputation with Ian Flannery aka ComedIanMtg May 06, 2025

Show notes

Ian Flannery might be better known as ComedIanMtg especially in cEDH circles. Known for being a chatty goof, Ian joins us to share his gift of gab and to talk about the effects of his cEDH reputation in non-cEDH games.

This episode comes a few days after seeing a pic of Ian and his wife Lua of Scrybabies fame eloping in Las Vegas so a big ol congrats is in order for the happy couple!

Follow Ian on all platforms, here's his LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/comedianmtg

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

Don't forget to use your Bolcast promo at BoneBoxGames.com. Get your mitts on some amazing deckboxes for your collection.

00:00:13 - Skip intro button - It's just Mike today, everybody say we love you Morgan!

00:00:30 - Am I The Bolas? is now on EDHREC and Morgan is VERY excited about Final Fantasy

00:09:35 - CardSphere, get your cards here! Use referral link to join!

00:15:12 - BoneBoxGames.com! Get your amazing Fresh Baked and Tarot deck boxes using Bolcast promo code!

00:20:27 - A conversation with Ian Flannery aka ComedIanMtg!

01:02:58- Wrapping up the episode and getting to the verdict!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

36 - Art of Bulk Cards Need Love Too with Vorthos Mike Apr 22, 2025

Show notes

Vorthos Mike, art aficionado extraordinaire, calls into the Bolcast to discuss some of his fave Magic artists, how he deepens his appreciation of the game through the art, and putting on installations and panels with artists at MagicCon. We just talk for a long time. There isn't really a Bolas question like a villain story or pet peeve. We kind of just talk about how much we love the art. I spend some time talking about how going through my bulk has reinvigorated my love for the game. Get into it!

Follow Vorthos Mike on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/vorthosmike.bsky.social

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

00:00:13 - Skip intro button - It's just Mike today, everybody say we love you Morgan!

00:00:30 - A quick announcement - the column is going to be on EDHREC from now on!

00:02:39 - CardSphere, get your cards here! Use referral link to join!

00:04:17 - A recommendation to get Scryfall open for this episode, followed by an exploration on going through your bulk to appreciate Magic's art.

00:09:20 - A conversation with Vorthos Mike

01:19:22- Wrapping up the episode

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

35 - Dying on the Mill Hill with YOUR Commander Mechanic Apr 08, 2025

Show notes

One of my faves in the biz called in today. Mine and YOUR Commander Mechanic calls in to talk about Novembrew (yes, we backlogged our episodes) and rewiring your thoughts on mill. Chris plays a deck he calls Too Many Gyrudas and it's a doozy, but it is a mill mill mill deck.

Here is his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/commandermechanic

Link to Too Many Gyrudas here - https://moxfield.com/decks/DJXaKERJ50mj_cpnAK-_IA

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets

00:03:38 - CardSphere does great articles, too!

00:05:46 - Morgan's got a CardSphere story!

00:13:47 - A conversation with Chris aka Commander Mechanic

01:06:29 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

01:17:47 - A little chit chat about new Tarkir: Dragonstorm stuff.

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

34 - Bad Faith Bracketeeting with Matt Morgan of EDHRECast Mar 25, 2025

Show notes

With the brackets making waves in LGSs all over, our pal Matt Morgan calls in to chat with Mike about a new pet peeve that's taken hold since - Bad faith racketeering. Matt Morgan is a sweetiepie you might recognize from EDHRECast, the companion podcast to a celebrated deckbuilding tool edhrec.com

Check them out here https://www.youtube.com/c/EDHRECast

For reference here are the brackets and what they mean:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-commander-brackets-beta

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets

00:03:36 - We talk about the Spongebob Secret Lair drops

00:15:38 - Morgan's got a CardSphere update!

00:19:09 - A conversation with Matt Morgan of the EDHRECast

01:12:00 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

01:23:29 - One new Final Fantasy card to discuss

01:26:48 - Time to talk a bit about Tarkir: Dragonstorm

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

33 - Deafness and Magic and Combos and Grudges with Wedgi of Commander Spellbook Mar 11, 2025

Show notes

Of course I named today's episode to be sung along to the tune of My Favorite Things! We get into a recap of Chicago Magic Con proper and cannot wait for the next one! A huge thanks to all who came out and said hi at our meet and greet!

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, BJ aka Wedgi from Commander Spellbook and his sign language interpreter Tony join Mike on a Zoom call to talk about combos, multi-game grudges, and accessibility in Magic.

There are a few resources mentioned in today's episode and here they all are:

Commander Spellbook - https://commanderspellbook.com

Morgan's article wherein she chatted with deaf Magic players about accessibility and etiquette - https://commandersherald.com/signs-and-sorceries-deaf-accessibility-in-magic-the-gathering/

Wedgi's Discord invite for his deaf tabletop gaming community DTGO - https://discord.gg/XUzTsNk6

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com - BJ's been making great use of CardSphere and you should too!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets

00:11:08 - Morgan's got a CardSphere update!

00:15:57 - A conversation with BJ aka Wedgi from Commander Spellbook

00:58:54- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

32 - Goin' Hard in 1v1 and Rolling Dice with Ryan Nicholas aka Tronisbad Feb 25, 2025

Show notes

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, Tronisbad calls in to chat with Mike about 1v1 formats and how far is too far. Then at the end, he drops an incredible pet peeve that I am shocked wasn't the subject of the whole episode.

Be sure to follow @tronisbad on all platforms.

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com - Mike's got a story and Morgan's proud of her new squirrel card. We talk about the new treats in Aetherdrift, available now on Card Sphere.

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

00:00:11 - Skip intro button.

00:27:32 - A conversation with Ryan Nicholas aka Tronisbad!

00:58:32- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

31 - In the Tank with Spencer Crittenden Feb 11, 2025

Show notes

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, a pal from the comedy world who's making a splash in the Magic scene calls in. Writer and dungeon master extraordinaire Spencer Crittenden calls into the Bolcast to talk about getting in the tank among many other things. A wonderful chat!

Be sure to follow @thesixler on all platforms and check out Spencer's podcast That Happens!

Here is a link to Spencer's Flubs Tarot primer - https://moxfield.com/decks/0cVrqxpSBkas6seQ6oVIRg/primer

He's going to be working on adding the explanation for the land art choices as they are meant to also reference tarot.

00:00:11 - Skip intro button. Come hang out with us at our Meet and Greet in Chicago! Sunday Feb 23rd 10:30 AM in Creator Central!

00:03:15 - Mikey's got a Cardsphere.com story and Morgan's proud of her new squirrel card. We talk about the new treats in Aetherdrift

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

00:17:45 - A conversation with Spencer Crittenden!

01:00:00- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

30 - Sore Losers with MTGMuddstah Jan 28, 2025

Show notes

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we begin with a pared down conversation between Morgan and Mike. A discussion about the times we're living in. Love and solidarity to all dealing with the awfulness happening. Be the light in the world.

That said, what a delightful guest! Andrew aka MTGMuddstah calls in to chat about his process, his beginnings, the origins of the name, and people who lose and immediately say "I wouldn't have one if..."

Fellow Canadian - Montrealer even! Muddstah is good people whose content I consume regularly, sometimes even revisiting games I've already seen.

Make sure to follow Muddstah and subscribe to his channel - https://www.youtube.com/MTGMuddstah

00:00:11 - Skip intro button. Mike and Morgan talk about the state of the world. It's edited down to remove more inflammatory stuff Mike has to say, but the spirit remains. Just less work than asking Ken to take out all the cussing.

00:08:41 - We chat about our sponsor Cardsphere.com and Morgan's journey to collect all of Odyssey block in foil

Card Sphere, Get your cards here!

00:18:16 - A conversation with Andrew aka MTGMuddstah

01:01:04 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

29 - A Hot Take Tweet with Nile Joan Rivers Jan 14, 2025

Show notes

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we get a call from Nile Joan Rivers about the time she tweeted about EDHREC and people were not cool about it.

The tweet in question, for context, "Idk if this is a hot take or not but i think edhrec has done a ton of damage to this format. Everything is so homogenized now and you just see the same lists over and over"

Folks were real dogpile-y about this and we get into it. Safe to say, we're a little biased at Am I the Bolcast? with our origins lying in the EDHREC sister site CommandersHerald.com. That said, Nile raises some good points and we discuss the merits as well as the effects of a data site like EDHREC on the format. All in all, we love EDHREC and if somebody's not into EDHREC, then that's cool too. Don't be a dick.

Make sure to follow Nile and check out her Linktree https://linktr.ee/NileJoanRivers

Also, donate to Bobbie Christine! Cancer sucks! https://bio.site/bobbiechristine

00:00:11 - Skip intro button.

00:08:04 - We chat about our sponsor Cardsphere.com and Morgan's journey to collect all of Odyssey block in foil

Card Sphere, Get your cards here!

00:13:40 - Mike talks about some bummer games at the LGS

00:23:22 - A conversation with Nile Joan Rivers

01:06:48 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

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